jon wants to make antoher attemp at climbing the devils thumb.
Jons father set impossibly high expectations for his children
Jon refused to follow those expectations
Later, he realized that, in growing up, he "had been selfish and unbending and a giant pain in the ass," but it was too late. He and his father were never really reconciled.
Jon made one more attempt up the mountain and made it to the top. When he got back, however, he found that nobody cared and nothing had changed in his life.
CHAPTER 18
they believe that he ingested potato seeds he had brought in with him, which become toxic after they have begun to sprout. More probably, he might have mistakenly eaten a toxic plant that closely resembles an edible one, or have been poisoned by the mold growing on seeds that were ordinarily safe to consume. Whatever the case, Chris McCandless died of starvation on or around August 18, "112 days after he'd walked into the wild."
EPILOGUE
Ten months after receiving the news of their son Chris's death, Billie and Walt McCandless visit the place where he met his end.
When they arrive at the bus, Billie and Walt spend time exploring the area in and around where their son died. Billie sits on the mattress where Chris's body was found, and thinks "He must have been very brave...at the end, not to do himself in". Walt, after a time, admits that he is glad they came, and that he is "a little less baffled" about what drove his son to do what he did. Billie leaves a suitcase stocked with supplies in the bus for anyone who might happen to need it. Although "the fact that Chris is gone is a sharp hurt feel every single day", she is glad she came...and finds it "comforting to know Chris was "
Later, he realized that, in growing up, he "had been selfish and unbending and a giant pain in the ass," but it was too late. He and his father were never really reconciled.
Jon made one more attempt up the mountain and made it to the top. When he got back, however, he found that nobody cared and nothing had changed in his life.
CHAPTER 18
EPILOGUE
Ten months after receiving the news of their son Chris's death, Billie and Walt McCandless visit the place where he met his end.
When they arrive at the bus, Billie and Walt spend time exploring the area in and around where their son died. Billie sits on the mattress where Chris's body was found, and thinks "He must have been very brave...at the end, not to do himself in". Walt, after a time, admits that he is glad they came, and that he is "a little less baffled" about what drove his son to do what he did. Billie leaves a suitcase stocked with supplies in the bus for anyone who might happen to need it. Although "the fact that Chris is gone is a sharp hurt feel every single day", she is glad she came...and finds it "comforting to know Chris was "